Invaders From Mars (1953)

David begins to realize that these people have become mind-controlled slaves of the alien invaders from Mars.

Invaders from Mars (1953) is a classic sci-fi film renowned for its eerie tone and dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere. Directed by William Cameron Menzies1, a master of art direction whose previous work includes Gone with the Wind (1939) and Things to Come (1936), the film is a hallmark of the early 1950s sci-fi wave. Menzies is both the director and production designer for this film, and his unique approach makes the movie visually distinctive.

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How to Make a Monster (1958)

It will scare the living yell out of you

I watched the 73-minute, 1958 American International Pictures movie “How to Make a Monster” on Svengoolie. A Monster Make-up artist, of 25 years, and his assistant lose their jobs when the new studio owner wants to get rid of monster flicks. They feel that kids today want more comedy, music, girls, singing, and dancing. Angry, he uses an experiment mind control chemical, in his make-up, to control the monsters in the current movie to kill at his will.

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